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the united states senate is controlled by democrats. if they wanted to conduct oversight hearings, dhee have. the administration lied to us. they told us everything was okay. how many times did we hear from the president 100% everything is on track. when senator max baucus said is this going to be a train wreck, the administration and all their supporters rushed forth and said, no, that's nonsense. everything will be fine. it's not fine. and to the point that governor kasich was making, it's not simple lit website. the entire premise of obama care was it you could force young relatively healthy people into the exchanges, they would buy insurance, and they would subsidize sicker slightly older people, no tt medicare people, t slight older people. that does that seem to be happening. >> perry ar, i read you wrote t idea that the president will be traveling taking obama care on the road, continuing this push in massachusetts at some point this week. what can we expect to hear from the white house during that particular visit? >> so on wedn
the united states senate is controlled by democrats. if they wanted to conduct oversight hearings, dhee have. the administration lied to us. they told us everything was okay. how many times did we hear from the president 100% everything is on track. when senator max baucus said is this going to be a train wreck, the administration and all their supporters rushed forth and said, no, that's nonsense. everything will be fine. it's not fine. and to the point that governor kasich was making, it's...
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you know who eroke has heard a er t sibout i i the other members of the united states senate. [biplause] as a chabman on the senate subcommittee on energy, i spend a er t of time trying to convie people in washington that not only is sustainsible enesidy an enesidy conseonvation really important, it is also actually something we can do. and as a senator -- thank you. as a senator privileged to rd dresent minnesota, i spend a lot of time bragging about you in pa$1icular. at a time when too many in water won't admit that climate change is a problem, washington is she looks like. and you are dn sng it in a way that really exemplifies the best about what morris means. you are reaching out and encouraging everyone on the ground instead of waiting for someone , follow. you are as ghandi advised, being the change you want to see in the world. now, when it comes to the change we all want to see in this country's energy policy, well, it won't be easy. and dodart thid s for a minute that you aren't making a ecifgedrence beyond this cad a decade after morris made his commitment to becomi
you know who eroke has heard a er t sibout i i the other members of the united states senate. [biplause] as a chabman on the senate subcommittee on energy, i spend a er t of time trying to convie people in washington that not only is sustainsible enesidy an enesidy conseonvation really important, it is also actually something we can do. and as a senator -- thank you. as a senator privileged to rd dresent minnesota, i spend a lot of time bragging about you in pa$1icular. at a time when too many...
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pelosi: two weeks ago, the people of massachusetts elected him to the united states senate. i'm pleased to yield to the skillful leader, this person of great vision, a legislative virtuoso, a person who has served with great values and bittersweet moment to yield to the last time to the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey. mr. markey: thank you, madam leader. 37 years ago, i stepped off of a plane here and it was my first visit in my life to washington, d.c. i had never been here before and i was sworn in as a congressman on my first visit to this city 37 years ago. and i'm so proud to have been a congressman here in this chamber along with all of you. for me, the house is democracy in action, all of us declaring our love of country and our desire for a better future for all of our constituents and for our nation. i'm honored to have served here. i am blessed to have made so many wonderful friends here. and i'm humbled by the dedication of all of you to this great nation. as i have represented massachusetts, so, too, have each of you represented your states with your co
pelosi: two weeks ago, the people of massachusetts elected him to the united states senate. i'm pleased to yield to the skillful leader, this person of great vision, a legislative virtuoso, a person who has served with great values and bittersweet moment to yield to the last time to the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. markey. mr. markey: thank you, madam leader. 37 years ago, i stepped off of a plane here and it was my first visit in my life to washington, d.c. i had never been here before...
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. >> the broader hearing was the health care physicians and the united states. we'll show you that tonight. in about 40 minutes, on the floor of the u.s. senate, look for the senate vote on senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state. we expect that at 4:15 eastern. earlier today, a discussion on fact vs. fiction and what israel about the latest film of "zero dark thirty." among those participating, general michael hayden. >> good morning. welcome to aei and this morning's panel, separating fact from fiction. i am a fellow at the american enterprise institute and member of the task force on detention and interrogation policy. kathryn piccolos recent film depicting the operation that killed osama bin laden sparked controversy. -- kathryn bigelow. for the most part of rage of the film has been coming from the left and directed at her. if you were a conservative like me, when you see the hollywood left and washington left, your temptation is to sit back, pop the popcorn and watch the fight. to some extent that is why many of the defenders and supporters st
. >> the broader hearing was the health care physicians and the united states. we'll show you that tonight. in about 40 minutes, on the floor of the u.s. senate, look for the senate vote on senator john kerry to be the next secretary of state. we expect that at 4:15 eastern. earlier today, a discussion on fact vs. fiction and what israel about the latest film of "zero dark thirty." among those participating, general michael hayden. >> good morning. welcome to aei and this...
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sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get the "wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts. because we're winning. this isn't some damn game! the american people don't want their government shut down. and neither do i. >> not a damn game. gimme a break, mr. boehner. this is a complete damn game to you. and to your cronies. if it's not, all you have to do is bring the continuing resolution to the floor for a vote and you can end this thing. you can end this mess within a matter of minutes. at least that's what the president says, but i guess he doesn't have any credibility, right? but -- you see, he's worried about his tea party taking away his speakership. think about that. this guy is worried about him. he's worried about his political self preservation and he's willing to put hundreds of thousands of people out of work to save it. this is all about his political gain. earlier today, our next guest, senator bernie sanders, called out ba
sat there and listened to the majority leader in the united states senate describe to me that he's not going to talk until we surrender. and then this morning, i get the "wall street journal" out and it says we don't care how long this lasts. because we're winning. this isn't some damn game! the american people don't want their government shut down. and neither do i. >> not a damn game. gimme a break, mr. boehner. this is a complete damn game to you. and to your cronies. if it's...
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. >> and i don't believe that my former colleagues in the united states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> secretary of state john kerry says the case for military action in syria lies in the evidence of chemical warfare. two years after the beings tsunami,ing radiation reaches new levels. >> egyptian president mohammed morsi will stand trial for the 2007 deaths of seven people. >>> and flames are now 45% contained as firefighters battle on the edge of yosemite national park. and breaking news right now out of afghanistan, where taliban fighters have launched an attack near a u.s. military base in afghanistan. that is right near the pakistan border. the blast sparked a gun fight and sparked, jennifer glass is in kabul and joins us with the latest. jennifer is there any word of fatalities? >> we -- nato says they have incurred no fatalities, that is ooh ang operating base with afghan forces on it. a district spokesman says he sees bodies on it, a little over four hours ago now and there was a firefight with nato gun ships engaging the fighters. the ta
. >> and i don't believe that my former colleagues in the united states senate and the house will turn their backs on all of our interests. >> secretary of state john kerry says the case for military action in syria lies in the evidence of chemical warfare. two years after the beings tsunami,ing radiation reaches new levels. >> egyptian president mohammed morsi will stand trial for the 2007 deaths of seven people. >>> and flames are now 45% contained as firefighters...
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as the history of modern warfare is told. rarely has a group of men then so crucial to a nation's military success, yet so little known for so long as the native american code talkers. these heroes, some as young as 15, answered the call when the country needed them, and they perform their task with extraordinary courage and grace. often working behind enemy lines, these men sent messages that once took hours to transmit in a matter of minutes or even seconds, all in the code they were not even allowed to put on paper for fear that it would be discovered by the enemy, and then when they came home, they could
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as...
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the rules of the united states senate. the fact is that after today the senate will have confirmed 199 lower-court nominees. we have defeated two. that's 199-2. so who can complain about that record? the success rate happens to be 99% for the nominees considered on the floor of the united states senate sent up here by president obama. we have been doing it at a very fast pace as well. during the last congress, we confirmed more judges than any congress since the 103rd congress. that congress sat 1993-1-- 193 199-- 1993-94. so far this year we've confirmed 27 judges. if confirmed today, ms. dorsey will be the 28th confirmation this year. so let's compare this with a similar stage, which would be president bush's second tirm. when only 10 judicial nominees have been confirmed. so we're now at a 28-10 comparison with president obama clearly ahead of where president bush was concerned, but somehow we're hearing complaints. and as i said, we've already confirmed more nominees this year -- 28 -- than we did during the entirety o
the rules of the united states senate. the fact is that after today the senate will have confirmed 199 lower-court nominees. we have defeated two. that's 199-2. so who can complain about that record? the success rate happens to be 99% for the nominees considered on the floor of the united states senate sent up here by president obama. we have been doing it at a very fast pace as well. during the last congress, we confirmed more judges than any congress since the 103rd congress. that congress...
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the united states senate -- senator robert bid byrd when i e loved the senate. senator robbed byrd said there are two great senates, the u.s. senate and the roman snavment he gave us all members a lecture on the rules of the senate. he wrote a book on the rules of the senate. and we have rules for quite a number of years. standing rule of the senate is rule 22. it is a clear, simple, directive passed by two-thirds of the members of the senate, duly chosen and sworn. this is what rule 22 says. it is not confusing. it's very clear. it was adopted by two-thirds of the senate. a it says this: "a motion signed by 16 senators." that is to initiate something, to shut off debate, you have to have 16 senators file a motion. so a motion filed by ^16 senators to bring to a close the debate upon any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the senate -- any measure, motion, or other matter pending before the senate. that includes nominations. "... shall be decided by three-fifths of the senators dolely chosen and sworn, except on a measure or motion to amend the sena
the united states senate -- senator robert bid byrd when i e loved the senate. senator robbed byrd said there are two great senates, the u.s. senate and the roman snavment he gave us all members a lecture on the rules of the senate. he wrote a book on the rules of the senate. and we have rules for quite a number of years. standing rule of the senate is rule 22. it is a clear, simple, directive passed by two-thirds of the members of the senate, duly chosen and sworn. this is what rule 22 says....
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probably the finest historian of the united states senate, maybe ever. he would come to the floor and talk about the beautiful history of the senate and this institution and the sacred rights of every individual senator to come here to the floor and argue and make their point, offer an amendment. under our rules, the amendment doesn't even have to be germane. we get a vote on that. and, you know, this beautiful institution worked for over 200 years under this rule, under that philosophy. unbelievable. it worked through wars, it worked through the 1918 flu pandemic. it worked through a tax on our nation, 9/11 and pearl harbor. somehow, some way, great men and women came into this chamber and figured out a way to make this body work. until two weeks ago when by sheer political force, the majority pulled out a pandora's box, the nuclear option. now, i would ask, madam president, for my colleague from nebraska to offer her thoughts on this, and as a new member, i look forward to watching you as the senior senator from nebraska. i'm not running again. what im
probably the finest historian of the united states senate, maybe ever. he would come to the floor and talk about the beautiful history of the senate and this institution and the sacred rights of every individual senator to come here to the floor and argue and make their point, offer an amendment. under our rules, the amendment doesn't even have to be germane. we get a vote on that. and, you know, this beautiful institution worked for over 200 years under this rule, under that philosophy....
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states senate. the republicans can be very conservative and the democrats can be very progressive or very liberal so you would think it would be hard to get unanimous agreement that we did. we sent to the house unanimously. then the house went to work on it. they come up with their own version of the bill. they passed it by a voice vote and senate back so here we are today mr. president with a piece of legislation that has been hotline means that both sides have set down around every single office and all but one senator has agreed that we can pass it by unanimous consent. the senator has that right, has that right and justice i have it right in the senator from west virginia or the senator from iowa has that right and sometimes we exercise that right later this afternoon we are going to be having a cloture vote, a vote to move this bill. that cloture vote is going to succeed. they will be sufficient number of republican votes in a sufficient number of democratic votes to say we are ready to deal wi
states senate. the republicans can be very conservative and the democrats can be very progressive or very liberal so you would think it would be hard to get unanimous agreement that we did. we sent to the house unanimously. then the house went to work on it. they come up with their own version of the bill. they passed it by a voice vote and senate back so here we are today mr. president with a piece of legislation that has been hotline means that both sides have set down around every single...
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states senate. so what we want to do is offer the president today the ability to move a temporary increase in the debt ceiling in agreement to go to conference on the budget for his willingness to sit down and discuss with us a way forward to reopen the government and to start to deal with america's pressing problems. it's time for leadership. it's time for these negotiations and this conversation to begin. i would hope that the president will look at this as an opportunity and good faith effort on our part to move halfway, halfway to what he's demanded in order to have these conversations begin. >> the american people expect both sides to sit down and work out their differences when you're operating in divided government. so i'm pleased today that we have had an invitation from the white house to actually begin to do that. and we have seen now for 10 days a government shutdown. it's not what we asked for. it is what was the result of the two parties not being able to sit down and talk. and there is
states senate. so what we want to do is offer the president today the ability to move a temporary increase in the debt ceiling in agreement to go to conference on the budget for his willingness to sit down and discuss with us a way forward to reopen the government and to start to deal with america's pressing problems. it's time for leadership. it's time for these negotiations and this conversation to begin. i would hope that the president will look at this as an opportunity and good faith...
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we need republicans in the united states senate. we need to hold people accountable for what happens to those poor brave americans. [applause] and i can tell you that i am not going to give up this fight for the truth, and to hold people accountable, to make sure this never happens again. the same thing for the irs. that the irs would target americans for their viewpoints -- so absolutely wrong. engaged in, not but here in new hampshire, across the country, to make sure we can win back a majority in the united states senate in 2014, and then go and take on the white house, a republican president in 2016. that will make the difference for this nation. we are the party of opportunity. we are the party of growth, the party that wants to give people the opportunity, the american dream, that you can do anything in this country with personal responsibility, work ethic. nothing can stop you in this country. and i am so proud to be here tonight. i know someone whose family story, and his own personal story, demonstrates what you can do as a
we need republicans in the united states senate. we need to hold people accountable for what happens to those poor brave americans. [applause] and i can tell you that i am not going to give up this fight for the truth, and to hold people accountable, to make sure this never happens again. the same thing for the irs. that the irs would target americans for their viewpoints -- so absolutely wrong. engaged in, not but here in new hampshire, across the country, to make sure we can win back a...
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the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202-d of the national emergencies act, 50 u.s.c. 1622-d, provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless within the 90-day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the federal register for publication the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to iran that was declared in executive order 12170 of november 14,1979 is to continue in effect beyond november 14, 2013 , because of our relations -- because our relations with iran have not yet returned to normal and the process of implementing the agreements with iran dated january 19, 1981, is still under way, i have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in executive order 12 170 with respect to iran. signed, barack obama, the white house, november 12, 2013. the speaker pro t
the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202-d of the national emergencies act, 50 u.s.c. 1622-d, provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless within the 90-day period prior to the anniversary date of its declaration the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent to the federal register...
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that will, you know, you -- any illegal immigrant in the united states will be instantly eligible. go down the path to citizen. that is not going to pass. now this. he is making it very, very hard for a compromise to be reached. by the eight senators and four republicans and four democrats a very good compromise and will pass something like that. as long as the president doesn't continue stunts like this. >> chris: chuck, you are shaking your head. >> the stunt only backfires or whatever it is if people fall for it. i'm saying don't fall for it. there is no real reason that a moderate cutback in what the border patrol is doing. [ overtalk ] >> chris: you don't know that that is true. you don't know that if the border is unguarded because you're losing drive time, losing overtime. i understand. union has an interest to play. it's conceivable it could mean fewer guards on the border. >> there is documentation that fewer mexicans are trying to get in the united states today. many fewer. many fewer -- >> chris: let me say for a second and put this on the screen. we have a graphic that
that will, you know, you -- any illegal immigrant in the united states will be instantly eligible. go down the path to citizen. that is not going to pass. now this. he is making it very, very hard for a compromise to be reached. by the eight senators and four republicans and four democrats a very good compromise and will pass something like that. as long as the president doesn't continue stunts like this. >> chris: chuck, you are shaking your head. >> the stunt only backfires or...
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[applause] gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [applause] >> according to firsthand whennts from the pilgrims they arrived on this continent, native americans did not farm the land, so it was not truly their land. according to the pioneers who the mississippi, native americans were not civilized, so they did not truly own the land. whording to prospectors rushed for the hills of nevada, california, and even nevada, native americans did not speak english, so they did not truly own the land. strangers had forced the native people from the land, slaughtered their game, stifled the religions, outlaw their ceremonies, and ravaged their communities. next, the newcomers even try to steal their languages. in the late 1800's, the united states government forced native american children to attend english-only boarding schools. native children were torn from their families, taken far from home in boxed cars and buggies, given english names, and forced to cut their hair short. build the -- beat the children with leather straps when they spoke
[applause] gentlemen, the majority leader of the united states senate, the honorable harry reid. [applause] >> according to firsthand whennts from the pilgrims they arrived on this continent, native americans did not farm the land, so it was not truly their land. according to the pioneers who the mississippi, native americans were not civilized, so they did not truly own the land. whording to prospectors rushed for the hills of nevada, california, and even nevada, native americans did not...
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right now is in the united states senate. here's what we know. the cloture vote which ends the debate has taken place, and it has passed. now we're on the bill which would reopen the government, and it would for a period of time, and it would avoid a default for the u.s. government. that will once it has passed the canadsenate will head to the hof representatives. we're expecting that vote will take place the next couple of hours. we will see what happens, but standing by with me now is a mike viqueira hat the white at e house, and libby casey. what do we know about the vote in the house? >> well, we expect to see that unfold this evening, john, and as you mentioned we're watching the final vote take place. once that gets wrapped up we expect to see democrats in the senate do a little bit of a victory press conference. meanwhile, the actual go over and the house will unfold there. they will get the magic number. that's what we're anticipating, enough republicans will side with democrats to see that pass the house. and the democrats had been whipp
right now is in the united states senate. here's what we know. the cloture vote which ends the debate has taken place, and it has passed. now we're on the bill which would reopen the government, and it would for a period of time, and it would avoid a default for the u.s. government. that will once it has passed the canadsenate will head to the hof representatives. we're expecting that vote will take place the next couple of hours. we will see what happens, but standing by with me now is a mike...
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and tkpwotd bless the united states -- god bless the united states of america. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ ♪ >> democratic senator chuck schumer and republican support john mccain are part of a bipartisan effort to make changes to the immigration laws. this morning they take part in the breakfast series. live coverage begins at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. then we look at gun violence and ways to reduce it following the newtown, connecticut, shootings. watch live coverage from the senate judiciary committee at 10:00 a.m. eastern. up next a discussion on c.i.a. interrogation techniques and their depiction in the film "zero dark thirty." on "washington journal" a look at u.s. immigration policy, the economy and the hidden history of libya. >> they said they were going to pass a bill and it was going to be a good bill on civil rights. can you get him to agree or is he going to try to keep from passing anything? >> i think that we've got to get our foot down. >> l.b.j. and larry
and tkpwotd bless the united states -- god bless the united states of america. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] ♪ ♪ >> democratic senator chuck schumer and republican support john mccain are part of a bipartisan effort to make changes to the immigration laws. this morning they take part in the breakfast series. live coverage begins at 8:00 eastern on c-span 2. then we look at gun violence and ways to...
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it's up to the senate now. >> our message to the united states senate is simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. >> what's brought to the floor today without a doubt a measure designed to shut down government. >> i don't think we should shut down the government. we should defund obamacare. >> this is not the right, not fair. it is not just. >> we are going to delay and shop a law that everyone in the country knows is not the ready. i don't think will be reasonable doubt di. >> people who think this is fun and games ought to tell people who didn't get b jobs in august of 2011. >> democrats don't want to balance the budget. they don't want limit osss on s ing. it's how they buy t voes. >> this place is a mess. >> let's defund the law now and protect the american people from the economic calamity we know obamacare will create. >> i will not be party to the disinvestment in america's greatness. >> since when do americans not fight for what's right because they are afraid they might lose? >> the president is lookin
it's up to the senate now. >> our message to the united states senate is simple. the american people don't want the government shut down and they don't want obamacare. >> what's brought to the floor today without a doubt a measure designed to shut down government. >> i don't think we should shut down the government. we should defund obamacare. >> this is not the right, not fair. it is not just. >> we are going to delay and shop a law that everyone in the country...
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and make it impossible for majority rule in the united states senate. if you don't have majority rule in the united states senate, you will never get anything over to the house that will force john boehner to put it on the floor and let the democrats and a few reasonable republicans pass it. that's what happened with the violence against women law, and that's what is going to have to happen on all this budget stuff. it is not going to be done with john boehner having full control of his own caucus. >> yeah. >> he has to get it out of the senate. and mitch isn't going to let him. >> congresswoman moore, is the president going the extra mile tonight? can he make any gains behind closed doors? >> i have to tell you, i think the president is taking advantage of the fact that he has seen that there are factions within the republican party. no longer are they sticking together like glue. and they have a lot of different priorities. and so i think that it's important for him to reach out to them. some are interested in his deficit-cutting strategies, looking a
and make it impossible for majority rule in the united states senate. if you don't have majority rule in the united states senate, you will never get anything over to the house that will force john boehner to put it on the floor and let the democrats and a few reasonable republicans pass it. that's what happened with the violence against women law, and that's what is going to have to happen on all this budget stuff. it is not going to be done with john boehner having full control of his own...
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states lisa monaco promised members of the senate intelligence committee that she would quote work to ensure that the department continues to work to make this important body of law as accessible as possible but so far nothing so now that a series of bombshell leaks have revealed the inner workings of the n.s.a. there's a renewed call for more oversight but the best of the white house and congress can offer is a secret court with secret legal proceedings that issue secret warrants and right...
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so you have these two floridians, you have a generational divide, a 42-year-old united states senator, and a 60-year old former governor of florida. but do we need another bush? >> jennifer: i know -- 2016 is a long time away, but there was an interview from "60 minutes" -- >> it is never too long for the media. >> jennifer: it is never too long. let's listen to a sound bite of that interview. >> you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally inaugurated four days ago. [ laughter ] >> and you are talking about elections four years from now. >> jennifer: i loved that sound bite. but they were laughing so hard. but the idea though of rubio versus clinton or bush versus clinton. that is sort of an interesting dynamic, isn't it? bush might have the gav tas to stand up. if it is hillary clinton the republicans might want to say we got to get jeb bush in. >> republicans have a history of going for the next in line. you look at george bush senior bob dole george bush, jr., they pretty consistently pick the establishment. if they keep their pattern, the tea party has not proven they
so you have these two floridians, you have a generational divide, a 42-year-old united states senator, and a 60-year old former governor of florida. but do we need another bush? >> jennifer: i know -- 2016 is a long time away, but there was an interview from "60 minutes" -- >> it is never too long for the media. >> jennifer: it is never too long. let's listen to a sound bite of that interview. >> you guys in the press are incorrigible. i was literally...
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a senate ethics committee voted unanimously to expel bob packwood from the united states senate. the next day. about three years after the "post" first broke the story of grabby, harassy bob packwood, he finally had to announce his resignation. >> senator bob packwood left the capitol after ending 27 years of service with a rambling resignation speech on senate floor. >> it is my duty to resign. it is the honorable thing to do for this country. for this senate. >> he was run of the most powerful politicians in washington, brought down by 10,000 pages of ethics committee documents supporting allegations of improper sexual advances to women and trying to use his influence to get his former wife a job. >> by any standard, in any workplace in the united states of america, he would have been fired and i voted to fire senator packwood. >> let us not congratulate nor celebrate a thing today. this is a moment for grieving. >> the governor of oregon now must call a special election to fill packwood's seat, but for senate's republican leadership, replacing packwood will be tougher to do. >
a senate ethics committee voted unanimously to expel bob packwood from the united states senate. the next day. about three years after the "post" first broke the story of grabby, harassy bob packwood, he finally had to announce his resignation. >> senator bob packwood left the capitol after ending 27 years of service with a rambling resignation speech on senate floor. >> it is my duty to resign. it is the honorable thing to do for this country. for this senate. >> he...
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let's have two openly gay members in the united states senate. but ed markey has declared, the dscc, the political arm of the senate democrats, they are now backing mr. markey, the congressman from massachusetts of like 30 years. and so, you know, patrick could put neither of those men. if he puts in markey, you have a sitting senator, the power of incumbency matters from fund-raising and from being able to be called senator. he could do a wild shot. he could put a kennedy back in the senate. you now have barney frank's old seat, the position is being held by a kennedy, joe kennedy iii. so you just never know what patrick's going to do. but it ought to make for some fun fireworks. >> all right. so tomorrow we shall know, the appointment for the interim senator coming there. msnbc contributor, jimmy williams. >> thanks a lot. >> thank you, sir. i appreciate it. >>> so we have this, another member of the obama administration stepping down to report. transportation secretary ray lahood announcing this morning that he would not be staying for the sec
let's have two openly gay members in the united states senate. but ed markey has declared, the dscc, the political arm of the senate democrats, they are now backing mr. markey, the congressman from massachusetts of like 30 years. and so, you know, patrick could put neither of those men. if he puts in markey, you have a sitting senator, the power of incumbency matters from fund-raising and from being able to be called senator. he could do a wild shot. he could put a kennedy back in the senate....
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states senator. and she is a united states senator not for the money, but because she is contributing to the welfare of this country. and we're having these people stay home. i mean it's hard for me to comprehend. it's been a week since the united states senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government. a week. for seven days the senate's been waiting for the house of representatives to act. now, madam president, speaker boehner has refused to allow the vote on the one bill that he said would reopen the government. it would open the government. keep it open. i mean, it's all over the press the last few days. he came to me. he said we can do a clean c.r.. i said what are the terms of that clean c.r.? he said it has to be this year's level. i said we can't do that. we passed a budget here. we're $70 billion above that. so we talked and we talked. he said that's how we can get a clean c.r.. what does that mean? we can just get it done quickly. so i, as the press has indicated, i talked to senator m
states senator. and she is a united states senator not for the money, but because she is contributing to the welfare of this country. and we're having these people stay home. i mean it's hard for me to comprehend. it's been a week since the united states senate passed a bill to reopen the federal government. a week. for seven days the senate's been waiting for the house of representatives to act. now, madam president, speaker boehner has refused to allow the vote on the one bill that he said...
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states senate and they got virtually everything they wanted and that was their great experiment, see whether a growing and interested and extending federal government was the answer to our economic challenges and high unemployment. we now know what the results have been. america's unemployment rate hit 10% for the the early 1980s. it stayed above 8% for 43 straight months. meanwhile, many americans have simply given up working -- looking forward. the bureau of labor statistics published the labour participation rate. we know the percentage of people in the workforce is lowest it has been for 40 years. that is a tragedy. had it all locked and we are experiencing the weakest economic recovery and the longest period of high unemployment since the great depression in the 1930s. by the president's own standards, his economic record has been a huge disappointment. his repetitive pivot stevie economy time and time again particular leak when his administration is having to answer a lot of hard questions about various scandals. with john boehner i say welcome, mr. president, let's talk about
states senate and they got virtually everything they wanted and that was their great experiment, see whether a growing and interested and extending federal government was the answer to our economic challenges and high unemployment. we now know what the results have been. america's unemployment rate hit 10% for the the early 1980s. it stayed above 8% for 43 straight months. meanwhile, many americans have simply given up working -- looking forward. the bureau of labor statistics published the...
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states senate. >> john is the right choice. and i urge his speedy confirmation. >> it's john john mccain so nice. much better reception than clinton herds got yesterday during the testimony of the bengahzi attacks. but it wasn't all warm and fuzzy. senator who went after hillary clinton tried to get kerry to contradict hillary clinton's testimony. but he did not take the bait. take a listen. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between me and secretary of state hillary clinton, that's not going to happen today on that score. >> jennifer: when it became clear that he could not get him to turn on hillary clinton he tried to get john kerry to criticize the bengahzi situation, and then he turned it around and made senator johnson look foolish. >> you worked with me then. i'm going on so we can get that behind us so we can find out what happened, then we can move onioned that. can you make that commitment to me. >> senator, in all fairness i think we do know what happened. i think that it is very clear clear--were you a
states senate. >> john is the right choice. and i urge his speedy confirmation. >> it's john john mccain so nice. much better reception than clinton herds got yesterday during the testimony of the bengahzi attacks. but it wasn't all warm and fuzzy. senator who went after hillary clinton tried to get kerry to contradict hillary clinton's testimony. but he did not take the bait. take a listen. >> senator, if you're trying to get some daylight between me and secretary of state...
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let me welcome you to the united states senate. i look forward to your leadership. you've already been a champion of small business. you're a perfect person to join us in our effort to help them. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. this is such an important issue for the state of new jersey that i'm very grateful to have the opportunity. i want to thank all the panelists. i wish we had more time. i look forward to reading more of your testimony submitted into the record. mr. greenblatt, first of all, i appreciate your jersey connection, a guy who vacations in jersey and you have some jersey boy aura to you. i want to say to you first and foremost as the geologists say, you rock. and you rock not because of your jersey connections, i feel the kinship of you and any the last month have come to washington. you goat go home, i think. i'm going to stick it out here and battle it out. you deal with prague in a tichl that i have to deal w i cut 25% of my employees as a mayor. the reason i had to cut so much is because health costs were going up, my taxpayers couldn't aff
let me welcome you to the united states senate. i look forward to your leadership. you've already been a champion of small business. you're a perfect person to join us in our effort to help them. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. this is such an important issue for the state of new jersey that i'm very grateful to have the opportunity. i want to thank all the panelists. i wish we had more time. i look forward to reading more of your testimony submitted into the record. mr....
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of oklahoma, the honorable james inhofe. [applause] >> we heard first from congressman tom cole who is our native american art of congressional delegation. i recall hearing from him before he was in congress and at that time i was in the house, and introduced us to this best-kept secret of world war ii and world war i, the code talkers. i look around and i see a lot of people who were very active other than those on the program today, but on the program today we have made mention of dan boren. he is here. i believe wes watkins is one of the initial individuals who reminded us of this best-kept secret. so, for decades after world war ii, people did not know anything about the contributions we started introducing resolutions and it was not until 2008 that we were successful. i want to mention that the speaker talked about edmund of the seminole nation, one of our fellow oklahomans. those of us have been fortunate, those in oklahoma, involved in this meeting today, and one of the reasons is oklahoma has the largest popu
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of oklahoma, the honorable james inhofe. [applause] >> we heard first from congressman tom cole who is our native american art of congressional delegation. i recall hearing from him before he was in congress and at that time i was in the house, and introduced us to this best-kept secret of world war ii and world war i, the code talkers. i look around and i see a lot of people who were very active other than...
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stand by. >> shepard: continuing coverage of the vote in the united states senate. a committee voted to authorize the use of force in syria by the president of the united states in a 10-7 vote. back to jennifer griffin in washington. a couple things i think are important for people to think through. first of all, john kerry said if we don't do this, he'll strike again. there's no way to know that. i'm curious, is there intelligence to suggest if we do this, if we make surgical strikes ascribed, assad won't either, a, gas his people again, b, suggest to hezbollah they gas israel and begin a full-blown thing, or, c, president assad won't escalate this in other ways? >> the thing that there's been no answer given to is that since they -- since they have given assad so much warning, you have these artillery scuds on the move. they've been hidden in civilian areas. so assad will basically be able to use chemical weapons a day after the tomahawk strikes occur and there's nothing stopping him from sharing them with hezbollah. >> if he shares them, hezbollah could use them
stand by. >> shepard: continuing coverage of the vote in the united states senate. a committee voted to authorize the use of force in syria by the president of the united states in a 10-7 vote. back to jennifer griffin in washington. a couple things i think are important for people to think through. first of all, john kerry said if we don't do this, he'll strike again. there's no way to know that. i'm curious, is there intelligence to suggest if we do this, if we make surgical strikes...
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[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as the history of modern warfare is told. rarely has a group of men then so crucial to a nation's military success, yet so little known for so long as the native american code talkers. these heroes, some as young as 15, answered the call when the country needed them, and they perform their task with extraordinary courage and grace. often working behind enemy lines, these men sent messages that once took hours to transmit in a matter of minutes or even seconds, all in the code they were not even allowed to put on paper for fear that it would be discovered by the enemy, and then when they came home, they could
[applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, the republican leader of the united states senate, the honorable mitch mcconnell. >> it is an honor to join my colleagues today in recognizing the service of the native american code talkers. a little more than a decade ago, congress and president bush honored the navajo code talkers for the tremendous contributions during world war ii. today, we honor the rest of the code talkers whose extraordinary skill and heroism will be remembered as long as...
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states lisa monaco promised members of the senate intelligence committee that she would quote work to ensure that the department continues to work to make this important body of law as accessible as possible but so far nothing so now that. of bombshell leaks have revealed the inner workings of the n.s.a. there's a renewed call for more oversight but the best that the white house and congress can offer is a secret court with secret legal proceedings that issue secret warrants and right secret legal opinions so that sound like oversight to you in washington same sex party. there's a major shake up coming to the central intelligence agency deputy director of the cia michael murell has resigned john brennan the cia director announced that the deputy director slot will be filled by avril the hanes change as an outsider to the cia she will be the first female deputy director at the agency she served as white house deputy counsel in charge of national security issues as well as legal advisor to the national security council for the past three years. haynes is known for helping to rewrite the
states lisa monaco promised members of the senate intelligence committee that she would quote work to ensure that the department continues to work to make this important body of law as accessible as possible but so far nothing so now that. of bombshell leaks have revealed the inner workings of the n.s.a. there's a renewed call for more oversight but the best that the white house and congress can offer is a secret court with secret legal proceedings that issue secret warrants and right secret...
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here is the problem in the united states senate. you have the extremes on the left and right and in the middle the block of moderates which i was one is now smaller. very few people to bridge the gap between the extremes. on the left basically very few parameters or qualifications to get that citizenship and on the right, they want to have you go through hoopsz to basically get to that final goal. and i believe, as i think you both agree on, we need to compromise. we need to find that balance between the two. they need to get the information out and have you heard anything else that we are missing and not discussing today? >> well, i just think that we need to recognize an environment is different than we have ever seen it even though there are republicans who think one way and democrats who think another, that you have a lot more of that bipartisan effort coming forward on immigration reform because the thing is -- the fact is that our immigration system is broken and we need to fix it and having senator rubio and senator flake and
here is the problem in the united states senate. you have the extremes on the left and right and in the middle the block of moderates which i was one is now smaller. very few people to bridge the gap between the extremes. on the left basically very few parameters or qualifications to get that citizenship and on the right, they want to have you go through hoopsz to basically get to that final goal. and i believe, as i think you both agree on, we need to compromise. we need to find that balance...
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even though the united states senate at midnight last night had al franken and we still have al franken but there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. ank and al, frank lautenberg and al franken always made us smile and often made us laugh. now i guess it's going to be up to us, senator franken to do this along, because they were both really funny together and apart. it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say good-bye, are going to do that wednesday morning. exemplary public servant, faithful friend in frank lautenberg. >> the clerk will call the roll. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> on the next "washington journal," foreign policy with christopher smith of new jersey chairman of africa, global rights and international organizations and representative john larson, to take your questions about congressional oversight of the i.r.s. and call in to talk with "christian science monitor"." "jarks journal" is live every -- washington journal is live every day at
even though the united states senate at midnight last night had al franken and we still have al franken but there was room for two funny people prior to frank's death this morning. ank and al, frank lautenberg and al franken always made us smile and often made us laugh. now i guess it's going to be up to us, senator franken to do this along, because they were both really funny together and apart. it's with deep sadness that the senate family is going to say good-bye, are going to do that...
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i spent nine years as a staffer in the united states senate. i know what a sales buster looks like. i haven't seen one today so thank you for that but if i filibuster i will abruptly interrupt that sequester so thank you for that. but i'm confused. last week right here in this room the secretary said there are no contingency plans for this database changes. mr. cohen today you are saying there aren't plans so are there plans, contingency plans, yes or no? >> we will be ready to operate 20 -- october 1 of 2013 p. we are preparing for the eventuality that different parts of the system we are building may not work perfectly and they need to be improved and those are the kinds of plans we are working on. we are doing testing and we are doing everything that we can to make sure that everything works as well as possible. we know that in any large project -- >> that is your answer. it sounds like you're preparing for the worst. is that correct? yes or no. >> we are realistic in our planning and we will be ready. >> okay, one further question sir. i have talked to many family businesses bac
i spent nine years as a staffer in the united states senate. i know what a sales buster looks like. i haven't seen one today so thank you for that but if i filibuster i will abruptly interrupt that sequester so thank you for that. but i'm confused. last week right here in this room the secretary said there are no contingency plans for this database changes. mr. cohen today you are saying there aren't plans so are there plans, contingency plans, yes or no? >> we will be ready to operate 20...
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states senate. we are delighted to have you here. four years ago this committee thevoting to report affordable care act. we were in markup for days and have heard testimony from dozens of witnesses. they describe a system with grossy rising costs, inefficiencies, and painful inequalities. we heard how those most in need of coverage, people ill, injured, or born with pre- existing conditions were not able to purchase quality health insurance, so we passed the affordable care act to address these chronic problems in our health care system. we incorporated and individual responsibility requirement championed by such conservative groups as the heritage foundation and put in place in the state of massachusetts by governor romney, created a system built upon the private usedr insurance system and the same free-market model president bush created when he signed into law the medicare program. we eliminated medicare waste, fraud, and abuse, and we made sure our legislation reduced the deficit. observeddable
states senate. we are delighted to have you here. four years ago this committee thevoting to report affordable care act. we were in markup for days and have heard testimony from dozens of witnesses. they describe a system with grossy rising costs, inefficiencies, and painful inequalities. we heard how those most in need of coverage, people ill, injured, or born with pre- existing conditions were not able to purchase quality health insurance, so we passed the affordable care act to address these...
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on the entire united states senate. so, i would say to the senator that there ought to be some way for the senator to get an up-or-down vote on his amendment not on this bill. it's not relevant, not germane. i don't think it is relevant or germane on the defense bill. i'll say more on that in a second. we've got a lot of things coming down the pike here before we leave here this year or even in the next session of this congress to accommodate the senator from louisiana on his amendment. but why should we have to keep voting on it time after time after time if we have one dispositive vote on it, up or down, which is, as i understand, the majority leader offered. secondly, as regards the second unanimous consent proffered by the senator from louisiana to which i objected on behalf of the majority leader, i am not the chairman of the defense authorization committee, nor do i have the right to bring legislation to the floor. again, the senator wants everything accommodated to his wishes because if you read the unanimous con
on the entire united states senate. so, i would say to the senator that there ought to be some way for the senator to get an up-or-down vote on his amendment not on this bill. it's not relevant, not germane. i don't think it is relevant or germane on the defense bill. i'll say more on that in a second. we've got a lot of things coming down the pike here before we leave here this year or even in the next session of this congress to accommodate the senator from louisiana on his amendment. but why...
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in 2006, the end of the united states senate. that's what he said this would be, and now he has done it. he has written the end of the united states senate by his actions today. the senator from michigan, senator levin, said to all of us when we were discussing this earlier this year, he reminded us of the great senator from michigan, arthur vandenberg, who was the a author of the idea ofa bipartisan foreign policy. senator vandenberg said shortly after world war ii that a united states senate with a majority -- in which a majority can change the rules any time the majority wants is a united states senate without any rules. may i say that again. a united states senate in which the majority can change the rules any time the majority wants is a united states senate without any rules. so this is not about the filibuster. this is another raw partisan political power grab so the democratic majority can do whatever it wants to do whenever it wants to do it. it is obamacare ii, and the american people will see it that way when they can
in 2006, the end of the united states senate. that's what he said this would be, and now he has done it. he has written the end of the united states senate by his actions today. the senator from michigan, senator levin, said to all of us when we were discussing this earlier this year, he reminded us of the great senator from michigan, arthur vandenberg, who was the a author of the idea ofa bipartisan foreign policy. senator vandenberg said shortly after world war ii that a united states senate...
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of massachusetts in the united states senate. i am a son of malden, but i do not go now to occupy a seat in the senate. i go there to stand for those families, to speak for those families to seek change that lifts up those families and their future. and to everyone, i say to you that will be how i conduct myself here in the united states senate. and so, i come here today to discuss my perspective formed by the commonwealth of massachusetts, guided by its people, practiced in the house of representatives for more than 36 years and open to new knowledge, new ideas and innovative ways to move our country forward. from its inception, massachusetts has thrived because it is a wellspring for the advancement of humanities, ideas and ideals. nearly 400 years ago the pilgrims braved an uncertain passage to plymouth as religious innovators. but the pilgrims would likely not have survived the new world's harsh environment without learning new ways from the native wappanowag indians, the people of the dawn as their tribal name translates. so
of massachusetts in the united states senate. i am a son of malden, but i do not go now to occupy a seat in the senate. i go there to stand for those families, to speak for those families to seek change that lifts up those families and their future. and to everyone, i say to you that will be how i conduct myself here in the united states senate. and so, i come here today to discuss my perspective formed by the commonwealth of massachusetts, guided by its people, practiced in the house of...
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that is a fundamental problem that has occurred in the united states senate. you have more and more new lawmakers in the house and the senate -- in fact, 43 new senator since 2008. so many who have not been part of a legislative body may be familiar about how to make a law. schoolhouse rock, how a bill becomes law. remind everybody how it works. it is true. we do not have amendment process, a committee process process, everything has broken down. so i came to the sad conclusion that the fight needs to be taken on the outside, and that is why this is so it appropriate to engage the public, to demand change, and reward those who are willing to engage in consensusbuilding and compromise. and penalize those who don't. >> you could have been a youtube sensation, citing schoolhouse rock. did you want to weigh in on this? >> i am not a policy maker, nor have i ever aspired to be one, because it is clearly a complex world to live in. but i would approach this more philosophically. i think that we are in the midst of a cultural revolution where, with the advance of tec
that is a fundamental problem that has occurred in the united states senate. you have more and more new lawmakers in the house and the senate -- in fact, 43 new senator since 2008. so many who have not been part of a legislative body may be familiar about how to make a law. schoolhouse rock, how a bill becomes law. remind everybody how it works. it is true. we do not have amendment process, a committee process process, everything has broken down. so i came to the sad conclusion that the fight...
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senator will ever vote on. what is your criteria for taking the united states to war? and do you see a global trouble spot right now where that might soon apply? 90 seconds, sir. >> um, from my perspective there has to be an imminent threat to the united states, there has to be no other option tan for our country -- than for our country to send in the our military. it is the most important decision which we can make. and if we do decide to go in, we have to build a coalition of our allies so that we are not going in alone, so that we're insuring the maximum consensus in dealing with a threat that exists not just to the united states, but to a region or to the entire world. and so from my perspective, that decision is one that has to be made with great reserve. for example, in syria right now i do not think it would be wise for us to send in ground troops into the middle of a syrian civil war. i think that would be a big mistake. similarly, i think it's wise for us now to pull out of iraq and to have a plan for pulling out of afghanistan. i think our missions there have
senator will ever vote on. what is your criteria for taking the united states to war? and do you see a global trouble spot right now where that might soon apply? 90 seconds, sir. >> um, from my perspective there has to be an imminent threat to the united states, there has to be no other option tan for our country -- than for our country to send in the our military. it is the most important decision which we can make. and if we do decide to go in, we have to build a coalition of our allies...